Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20
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RsLIsHEs AND DAINTY DRssERTs

DISHES-TO0THSOMf
RsLisHRs AND DAINTY DESSERTS.
CALF's BRAINS FRrEp.-Take the brains and beat
up with an egg; salt and pepper; fry In hot lard
SALT sPRINKLED OVER ANYTHING that is burn
ns on The stove will prevent any disagreeablt
PICKLES SHOULD NEVER BE KEPT in glazed ware
rs the vinegar forms a poisonous compound with
The glazing
MEAT BALLs.-Take cold roast beef and chop
me, season with salt, pepper and sage, put in
one egg make into little balls and fry In butter OF
drippings
To KEEP HAMMOCK PILLOW from constantly
slipping down, broad loop on each one OF the
upper corners will serve 10 fasten IT TO the ham,
mock stick.
outer or sailed lard two cups of sugar. four cups
OF -four four eggs, one teaspOOnful of soda. Bake
In tolerably quick oven.
To DRESS CUCUABBRs.-Peel and put on ice until
dinner; then slice as thin possible and put
with sliced onions IA n dish; salt and pepper
freely, pour cup OF vinegar over them, and lay
Ice on top
A LOyG-HASDLED BRUSH. long enough to reach
the ceilings, IS important 10 good hOusekeeper
as 4 good broom: II the walls and ceilings are
lightly brushed before the room isswept the paper
Will Keep clean ana fresh much longer.
M1RASCHIso Ice CREAM.--One gill OF maraschino,
one and half pints OF cream and six ounces OF
puiveriZet sugar. First maze the cream boiling
hot and then mix 1t, with maraschinO and sugar,
We'll together with whisk, and freeze In the
usual way.
WHEN INK Is SPILLED on a carpet or table-coyer
the quickest way TO take iU out IS by rubbing IL
with an ordinary paper ''blOtter" wetting the
blotter helps To make the partly dried ink absorb
The little rolls OF paper that come on the blotter
will carry away all the ink stain from the material
BRoILED ToMAToEs--After pairing and slicing
the tomatoes. and seasoning suitably with salt
aud pepper, dip the slices in beaten eggs and in
crumbs. Broil over clear Goals for about eight
minutes. Place on hot dish with bit OF butter
in the center OF each slice. This dish is good for
breakfast, luncheon or tea.
PIsCCsHIoN-Take piece Of brocaded silk show
ing large detached pattern and cut the silk so
corler; then border the cushion with thick silk
core Topped in rosette fashion in the upper cor
Ders. Double cords starting from these corners
are used 10 suspend the cushion.
FLOATING IsLAND.-Put q pint and half OF milk
10 boil n a thoroughly clean saucepan, sweeten
and flavor 1t to taste. Beat up the whites OF four
eggs until they are quite nrm and crisp. Put
Ing them after a few seconds. Arrange IN a pyra-
mid in deep dish. Make soft cuStard of the
yeiks and milk for a sauce.
SMOKED BEEY WITH SAUCK.-Cut the beef as thin
as possible and pour boiling water 1t, let it
stand for q few minutes and then drain OF the
water. Put the beef in q frying pan on the back
OF the range and let tt dry little; then add
NJ b ana and saoob add
little cream and serve hot.
ALMOND Ice CRBAM.-One quart OF cream. one
half pound OF pulveriZed sugar, two ounces Of
rosewater Pound the almonds IN a mortar along
with the rosewater. Now put the mixture into a
porceain-lined kettle and add the sugar and
cream, Doll gently three or four minutes then set
aside, and when cold put into a freezer and freeze
In the usual way.
SCOTCH COOkrRs-Beat two cups OF sugar with
one Of butter and five tablespoonfuls OF milk, in
which has been dissolved one tablespoonful of
MIX Two tablespoonful OF cream OF tartar with
half pound OF hour and teaspoOnful of pow
dered cinnamon. Mix the whole together adding
more hour from time TO time to make q dough.
Roll thin and bake quickly.
To MAKE THIRTY GALLONS OF SOFT SoAP.-Take
sixteen pounds OF potash to eighteen pounds Of
grease lay the potash at the bottom OF the barrel
boil the grease and pour it In; put In two pailsfu
OF sealdng water and stir 1t all together; NIL up
me oarrel the next morning with cold water; Stir
Mt for use. The proportion may be varied, as you
want stronger or weaker soap.
HoTCH-PorCH.-Three or four pounds of DIN
quarts OF boiling water. Peas haricot beans car
roGs one-ha1 turnfp, parsley, little bit OF cab
bage and some green onions are added. Boil this
sery slowly for one hour and quarter: Season
with pepper and salt. 1t should be thick broth
when done. IL may be made OF either fresh or
Booked meat, and Is favorite Scotch dish.
FLOUR PUDDING.-One quart OF sweet milk; wet
and stir smoothly into little of this cold milk six
the milk bois stir In this wet Hour, boil ten min
Oct>S more and set away To cool When cold add
ahe we,iooea5en yehs OF SIX eggs then the whites
up; now beat this into the cold pudding until it
all looks even and light. Bake another half hour
an serve hot.
MUSHROOMS SHOULD BE USED WHILE FRESH and
should be prepared carefully but simply. Put into
a bowl two quarts OF water and the Juice OF
lemon. After cutting the stalks from the mush-
rot ms and throwing them away, pare the cups.
"A hoy hon
ne; dy 10 cook the mushrooms drain them as speed
W as possible after removing them from the liquid.
Wild mushrooms give an Incompatible flavor to
ste VS., ragouts and sauces for meats.
MELON WATER-ICE.-One good sized, good-fla-
vor ed cantalupe, one and a-half pounds or granu-
lat I'll sugar, one quart OF water and juice of one
take the inside or "neat" olthe melon being care
ful OF TO get TOO Close 10 the rind Press this
through sieve and to each pint of it add the
jul of one lemon and strip, made by boiling one
anG one-half pounds OF sugar with one quart OF
wa1er I'LL the sugar Is thoroughly dissolved: mix
all well together and freeze.
MUTTON PIE.-Mutton pie makes welcome dish
Tor the children's dinner cold roast or boiled NUT
ton should be used for this PURPOSE Trim OF
nearly ali the fat, cut the lsan meat In small
pieces and put them In pudding dish; il you
Ia little butter, and season with pepper and Salt
and little parseiy chopped fine; cover the top
with thick paste made just as you make baking
powder biscuits; brown nicely In the oven
Rich APPLE PUDDING (BAKED1-Four hounds Of
good Favored apples, one-quarter pound Of good
butter. one cupful OF cream. four eggs sugar tn
taste, rind OF one lemon, some grated nutmeg.
Boil the apples to pulp, and while hot SIR In the
butter and set aside. When cold add the eors
DWELL beateD). the lemOn-rind grated the prafed
nutmeg and suSL TO taste AMI STIR ali thorouohIy
together. Have deep pie dish lined with GOOD
pastry, put In the mixture and bake hair an hOnr
Ia good oven Serve with cream sauce or Gus
tard-
A SYMPATHETIC INK for writing on postal cards.
Is simply diluted sulphuric acid-one part. by
measure, OF acid TO seven OF water. When the ink
l. applied the card Will al first show rouyhene,l
Traces OF the writing, but after drying these, dis
appear and The writing IS as Invisible as though
done with water alone. OF course only q gold Den
or quiz should be used with this acid ink III n
Is desired 10 avoid the suspicion OF sympathetic,
INK having been employed the card NAV he
written upon across the first writing wit tinct,1-
o. iodine. which VIII entirely fade ont when heat
Is applied 70 develop the sympathetic INK.
kiDSEYs-Cut them through the long way
score them, sprinkle a little pepper and salt on
them and run q wire skewer through to keen them
from curling on the grii1rOn 50 that they NAV be
evealy brOlled BrOil over clear fire taking ca no
not 10 prick the kidney with the fork and turn
them Often III they are done. They Will take ten
Or twelve minutes II the lire is brisk Another
mole Is % Try them IN batter and make n gravy
Kidneys by putting III a teaspoOnfui of flour: as
soon a. IL looks brown put in as much water as
Will make enough gravy. Kidneys Will take I'VE
minutes more To fry than 10 broil.
PgICKLY HEAr.-Mild and transient forms of
priekly heat need little or no treatment. When
u attack Is severe and the itching is intoerabl.
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